Samoa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Agricultural area over the long-term
Samoa
44,802 hectares
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
44,900 hectares
in 2025
Samoa rank
168th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
167th
Agricultural area over the long-term over time
- Samoa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 44,900 hectares against 44,802 hectares in Samoa, a difference of 98 hectares.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Samoa ranks 168th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 167th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 8 and Sao Tome and Principe in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 hectares | 708.79 hectares | 708.79 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1100s | 0 hectares | 886.37 hectares | 886.37 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1200s | 0 hectares | 1,108 hectares | 1,108 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1300s | 840.05 hectares | 1,386 hectares | 546.13 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1400s | 1,260 hectares | 1,733 hectares | 473.28 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1500s | 1,890 hectares | 2,168 hectares | 277.31 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1600s | 2,836 hectares | 18,672 hectares | 15,836 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1700s | 4,254 hectares | 21,291 hectares | 17,037 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1710s | 4,478 hectares | 22,897 hectares | 18,419 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1720s | 4,714 hectares | 24,644 hectares | 19,930 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1730s | 4,962 hectares | 26,544 hectares | 21,582 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1740s | 5,224 hectares | 28,609 hectares | 23,385 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1750s | 5,499 hectares | 30,852 hectares | 25,353 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1760s | 5,788 hectares | 33,285 hectares | 27,497 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1770s | 6,093 hectares | 35,923 hectares | 29,831 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1780s | 6,413 hectares | 38,779 hectares | 32,366 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1790s | 6,751 hectares | 41,867 hectares | 35,116 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1800s | 7,107 hectares | 45,198 hectares | 38,092 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1810s | 7,481 hectares | 48,785 hectares | 41,304 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1820s | 7,896 hectares | 52,637 hectares | 44,741 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1830s | 8,335 hectares | 56,761 hectares | 48,426 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1840s | 8,798 hectares | 61,157 hectares | 52,359 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1850s | 47,728 hectares | 65,822 hectares | 18,093 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1860s | 49,111 hectares | 70,738 hectares | 21,627 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1870s | 53,724 hectares | 75,877 hectares | 22,153 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1880s | 58,591 hectares | 81,186 hectares | 22,595 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1890s | 63,653 hectares | 86,579 hectares | 22,926 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1900s | 68,809 hectares | 91,921 hectares | 23,112 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1910s | 48,481 hectares | 96,993 hectares | 48,511 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1920s | 61,959 hectares | 101,429 hectares | 39,470 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1930s | 78,990 hectares | 104,579 hectares | 25,589 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1940s | 99,293 hectares | 103,805 hectares | 4,512 hectares | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1950s | 115,250 hectares | 75,965 hectares | 39,286 hectares | Samoa |
| 1960s | 59,500 hectares | 35,500 hectares | 24,000 hectares | Samoa |
| 1970s | 66,900 hectares | 37,200 hectares | 29,700 hectares | Samoa |
| 1980s | 74,790 hectares | 33,096 hectares | 41,694 hectares | Samoa |
| 1990s | 51,780 hectares | 30,894 hectares | 20,886 hectares | Samoa |
| 2000s | 42,360 hectares | 35,900 hectares | 6,460 hectares | Samoa |
| 2010s | 58,351 hectares | 38,600 hectares | 19,752 hectares | Samoa |
| 2020s | 47,682 hectares | 44,133 hectares | 3,549 hectares | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Samoa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 44,900 hectares against 44,802 hectares in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 98 hectares, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Samoa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
- Samoa ranks 168th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 167th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.